Head of Instore Media
Permanent, Full Time. Salary up to £75,000 per annum + Company Bonus + 27 days holiday (+ birthday off). Working: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (with some flexibility). Location: Leeds, LS1 (Hybrid) - 2 days in our Leeds Head Office and 3 days working remote/client sites.
About the Role
GIG Retail is looking for a Head of Instore Media to modernise how brands connect with customers in-store. You will lead the innovation of physical retail store environments, managing everything from traditional and experiential formats to advanced digital signage and audio networks.
Your role is to own the strategic roadmap and delivery of our instore proposition across the GIG Retail client portfolio; ensuring clear demonstration of the InStore media eco-system to brand partners.
The Role: What You’ll Be Doing
- Own the Strategic Roadmap. Define the instore media vision, prioritising opportunities based on commercial viability and operational feasibility.
- Support and guide GIG internal Sales team in presenting the instore media value proposition.
- Lead digital transformation and the evolution of instore media into digital networks, leveraging sensor technology and audience data.
- Own project delivery and manage complex, multi-site deployments and pilot test-and-learn programs to validate new formats.
- Partnership Management and establishing relationships with strategic vendors to drive capability enhancements and lead build vs. buy evaluations.
- Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for senior clients, presenting data-driven recommendations for new Instore innovation.
Who You Are and What You’ll Bring
- You are a retail expert with deep retail media experience and a proven record of landing new solutions in complex retail environments.
- You are skilled in Digital Out of Home (DOOH), Instore Digital Signage and emerging Audience Sensor Technology.
- You are commercially driven. You understand the operational complexity of instore media and data sets and can translate it into clear ROI for stakeholders.
- You excel at collaboration and building relationships internally and externally and leading teams through significant complexity and risk.
- You are a people leader, a mentor who fosters a culture of operational excellence and customer‑first thinking.
- You have a logical mindset, with excellent attention to detail.
- Proficient in Google Suite, MS Office.
What We Offer
- 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, 4 “joker” half days and your birthday off.
- Hybrid and flexible working policy.
- Vibrant agency environment with regular social and wellbeing activities.
- Enhanced maternity/paternity pay.
- Electric Car Scheme.
- Cycling to work scheme.
- Income protection, Death in Service and Pension Scheme.
- Employee Discounts.
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